Lantern in the Fog
Lanterns lure in the fog.
Some lanterns lure more than you know.
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Lanterns bathe in fog,
Drawing willing moths to flame—
Weary souls entrapped.
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Original Haiku by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.
Arigato, for Vocal's Haunted Echoes and Lantern Light challenges
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Comments (6)
"Lanterns bathe in fog." I never thought about this before, now the visual is embedded in my brain. A definite surreal appeal here, Michelle!
This reads like a whisper from another realm, luminous and chilling all at once.
Wow, so true ! Excellent work!!!
Great haiku, Michelle.
Beautiful haiku.
OMG, Michelle, I've read "fog" as "frog" in the title and was wondering where the frogs were lost in the haiku. I loved the haiku without the frogs even more.